Perhaps one day, self-driving vehicles will be coming down the off-rental lanes at the auctions you most frequent. On Monday, Avis Budget Group announced that it has signed an agreement with Waymo to offer fleet support and maintenance services for Waymo's self-driving car program at Avis Car Rental and Budget Car Rental locations. Under the […] [Read More]

VinSolutions is set to host its annual VinWorx User Summit on July 11 and July 12 at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center in Kansas City, Mo. The two-day summit provides attendees training on improving CRM utilization and how to use data to increase customer retention.  "Automotive and marketing trends are changing on […] [Read More]

Larry H. Miller Dealerships recently acquired a Nissan store in Denver, making the city the group’s largest market outside of its Salt Lake City headquarters. The Nissan store is located at 2400 W. 104th Avenue in Denver and has been renamed Larry H. Miller Nissan 104th. This purchase follows four years of continued growth within […] [Read More]

As expected, embattled airbag maker Takata late on Sunday filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States and confirmed plans to sell many of its assets to Michigan-based Key Safety Systems (KSS). Company news releases indicated Takata’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy process in the U.S. will be completed in the first quarter of 2018 as an […] [Read More]

GWC Warranty, a provider of used vehicle service contracts and related finance and insurance products sold through dealers, recently announced the addition of Andrew Roke as its new product manager. As a member of the marketing department, the company highlighted Roke will be responsible for managing GWC’s suite of products while evaluating new opportunities for […] [Read More]

The sentiment from dealers who participated in the latest survey from KeyBanc Capital Markets matched up with what CarMax executives recently shared about how potential subprime buyers are behaving. Then, KeyBanc analysts projected what these same potential subprime customers could do during the second half of the year based on a pair of expectations. First, […] [Read More]

The Cars.com annual ranking of the "most-American" vehicles has not only been revamped this year, but for the first time, the Jeep Wrangler/Wrangler Unlimited tops the company's list, followed by the Jeep Cherokee in second place. All engines and roughly all transmissions for the Ohio-built SUVs from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles originate from the U.S., according to Cars.com. The models’ […] [Read More]

In celebration of July 4th, Swapalease.com has come out with some patriotic fun facts about what Americans are driving. Though men and women may share the same anticipation for the holiday, Swapalease says that males drive American-made cars considerably more than females. While 67 percent of men drive American-made cars, the site found that just 44 […] [Read More]

The National Auto Auction Association held a mock auction on Capitol Hill to interactively educate policymakers about the wholesale auction business and the role it plays in both the auto industry and the U.S. economy. Staffers and legislative aides of the Senate Automotive Caucus joined NAAA in the Russell Senate Office Building on June 16, […] [Read More]

Less than 13 miles from Auto Remarketing’s headquarters in North Carolina, Tesla appeared to have scored at least a partial victory in the ongoing fight over its retail model. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported a bill Wednesday in the North Carolina General Assembly that the newspaper said would permit dealerships owned by companies […] [Read More]